241Total Dams
6High Hazard
9Significant
Dam Safety in Brown County, Kansas
Brown County has 241 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 9 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 8 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Brown County is 51 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Pony Creek Lake at 67 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Creek Lake | High | Satisfactory | 67 | Water Supply | 1993 |
| Frd No M-3 | High | Fair | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No T-4 | High | Poor | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Mission Lake | High | Poor | 36 | Water Supply | 1924 |
| Frd No T-3 | High | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| 15-27 | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Frd No Gs 11 | Significant | Satisfactory | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No W-5 | Significant | Poor | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Dd No 18-8 | Significant | Fair | 39 | Debris Control | 1999 |
| Frd No T-1 | Significant | Poor | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| 12-8 | Significant | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Frd No E-2 | Significant | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Gsd No 12 | Significant | Poor | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Significant | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Significant | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | ||
| Mission Lake Cdf | Low | Not assessed | 65 | Other | 2010 |
| Low | Not assessed | 42 | Other | ||
| Gs Dd No 1-11a (wegener) | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Brown Co State Fishing Lake | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1953 |
| Frd No M-2 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Dd No 12-4 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Gsd No. 11-13 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Debris Control | 2000 |
| Frd No W-1 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Kerber-greer Dd No Viii | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Dd No 30 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | ||
| Frd No S-2 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No H-2 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Low | Not assessed | 39 | 1975 | ||
| Gs Dd No 8-2 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Debris Control | 1990 |
| Site 12-7 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | 2000 | |
| Frd No E-1 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No Gs 23 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Dd No 19 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Gs Dd No 2-26 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Debris Control | 1995 |
| Frd No S-1 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Henry Stube Dd No III | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No T-2 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No Gs 31 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Dd Vi | Low | Poor | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2022 |
| Low | Not assessed | 37 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 37 | Debris Control | 1975 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 37 | 1966 | ||
| Gs Dd No 8-4 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No Gs 3a | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Frd No Gs 21 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Brown Co Scd Dd No V | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Dd No Vii | Low | Not assessed | 36 | 1970 | |
| Gs Dd No 19-6 (tollefson) | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Frd No Gs 35 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Strube-wenger-hall Dd No IV | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Dd No 2 (strahm) | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| Dd No 35 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Dd No 36 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2002 |
| Dd No 2-30c | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Gs Dd No 2-35 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Frd No H-1 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No W-4 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No W-2 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 34 | 1967 | ||
| Dd No 17-16 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Dd No 3-29 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Frd No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Frd No Gs 32 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No W-3 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No Gs 16 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No Gs 2 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No Gs W-6 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Zimmer Dd No I | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Dd No Vii | Low | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | 1967 | ||
| Gs Dd No 9-2 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Dd No 21 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Dd No 122 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No M-4 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No Gs 20 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Blakely-trompeter Gsd No 70 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Gs Dd No 8-3 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Debris Control | 1994 |
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Gs Dd No 3-31 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Dd No 27-5a (sibold) | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gs Dd No 10-1 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Frd No Gs 14 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| W.g. Williams Dd No II | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Debris Control | 1977 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Debris Control | 1976 | |
| Gs Dd No 11-7 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Debris Control | 1975 | |
| Gs Dd No 113 (randolph) | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Dd No 12-12 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gs Dd No 9-4 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Dd No 4-17 (bruning) | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Rodney Rice Dam | Low | Fair | 31 | Irrigation | |
| Frd No S-3 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No Gs 1 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No Gs 19 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No Gs 17 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No Gs 4 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No M-1 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No 20 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Frd No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| White; H.r. & J.o. Gsd No 66 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Debris Control | 1956 |
| Dd No 13 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1967 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Debris Control | 1974 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1967 | ||
| Dd No 115 (bailey) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Dd No 27-31 (scoby) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Dd No 7-1a | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 | |
| Gs Dd No 17-20a | Low | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Frd No Gs 30 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Dd No 21-15 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No Gs 33 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No Gs 28 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No Gs-18 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1969 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1962 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1974 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1969 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1972 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs Dd No 48 (hillyer) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Dd No 25-18 (studer) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Gs Dd No 24 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gs Dd No 9 | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | 1995 | |
| Dd No 5-13a | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Gs Dd No 4-10 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Dd No 27-29 (hennigan) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Jamvold Stream Obstruction/dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 2014 |
| Frd No Gs 27 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No Gs 25 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1967 | ||
| Jones-precision Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1961 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Water Supply | 1933 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1963 | ||
| Gs Dd No 116 (bailey) | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1976 | ||
| Gs Dd No 120 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Dd No 9-5 (bruning) | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Gs Dd No C 22-8 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Gs Dd No 4-20c | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Dd No 133 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Dd No 124 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 7 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Frd No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Pederson Gsd No 25 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Debris Control | 1956 |
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1969 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1973 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Wenger Gsd No 39 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Debris Control | 2003 |
| Dd No 131 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Debris Control | 1974 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Debris Control | ||
| Frd No Gs 29 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1974 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1964 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1962 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1972 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1962 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | ||
| Irrigantion Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | 1975 | |
| Dd No 5-7 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Gsd No 26 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | 1978 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Wulf Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 2018 |
| Willis Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| Gs Dd No 25-21 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Rice Farms Irrigation Pond | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 2014 |
| Ballew Gsd No 21 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | |
| Gs Dd No 27-9a (skinner) | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1991 |
| Dd No 24-6a (wenger) | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Kimsey Gsd No 73 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Debris Control | |
| Haug Gsd 48 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Youssi Gsd No 10 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Debris Control | |
| Lowe-johannes Gsd No 79 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | |||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 21 | 1966 | ||
| Dd No 126 (herbster) | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Dd No 31-7 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Olsen Gsd No 54 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Debris Control | 2003 |
| Brown Co Scd Et Al Gsd No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Debris Control | 1955 |
| Brown & Brown Co Scd Gsd No 57 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | |||
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | Debris Control | 1976 | |
| Gsd No 17 (pederson) | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Debris Control | |
| Gsd No 1a | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Debris Control | 1955 |
| Ksnoname 264 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Undetermined | Not assessed | 0 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |